Composed by Paul De Senneville & Jean Baudot
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Who was Anastasia?
Anastasia (Anastasiya Nikolayevna) was a grand duchess of Russia and the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia.
How did Anastasia die?
After the October Revolution that marked the beginning of the Soviet regime, Anastasia was confined in the Urals along with the rest of the imperial family. On July 17, 1918, Anastasia and her immediate family were shot in a cellar by the Bolsheviks. Their bodies were thrown into an abandoned mine pit and later buried.
Did Anastasia escape her executors?
No. Numerous women—most famously Anna Anderson—claimed to be Anastasia and thus heir to the Romanov fortune. Each said she had survived the execution and escaped. However, DNA tests on Anastasia’s remains conducted after the collapse of the Soviet Union confirmed that she had died with the rest of her family.
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